The Bikeshite Thread

July 17, 2017

You only need to merge if a lane is vanishing, such as road works or the end of a dual cabbage way etc.

Any help? http://www.infsq.co.uk/2011/02/merge-in-turn/

12,364 · July 17, 2017

It's the slowly bit that's throwing me

July 17, 2017

Merging isn't recommended at high speed, I think the highway code says that. It's in the link I put up anyway but I'm too lazy to look & quote it

3,189 · July 17, 2017

Might not be air. The fluid absorbs water over time & goes 'soft' so it compresses rather than works the clutch. Engine heat makes it happen quicker too, I have to bleed the clutch on my 14 every year as the lever creeps back due to that.

Same thing as my Bandit 12 used to do. Found replacing the fluid once a year (when changing the brake fluid) was the best plan.

19,811 · July 17, 2017

oh shit

im home a week and.........

10,796 · July 18, 2017

Wow... that was quick.

131,490 · July 19, 2017

Erm, I've sort of just ordered this...

...second hand with 262 miles or something on the clock. I've wanted one for a while, and pondered a few days first. I've not actually seen it yet obvs.

Fireblade can go now!

8,353 · July 19, 2017

Erm, I've sort of just ordered this...

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...second hand with 262 miles or something on the clock. I've wanted one for a while, and pondered a few days first. I've not actually seen it yet obvs.

Fireblade can go now!

Nice one!!

Great feeling when you finally get something that you've been tempted by for yonks!

37,708 · July 19, 2017

Erm, I've sort of just ordered this...

IMG_2898.PNG

...second hand with 262 miles or something on the clock. I've wanted one for a while, and pondered a few days first. I've not actually seen it yet obvs.

Fireblade can go now!

I like the look, but you will have to educate me as to what it is and what is good and bad about it?

131,490 · July 19, 2017

Scomadi 200.

Good: looks like a bit like a Lambretta. Automatic, decent ride height, supposedly quite quick for a scooter.

Cons: Probably as reliable* as a Lambretta, made in the Far East. Four stroke.

10,796 · July 19, 2017

A 4-stroke auto scooter? That's going to feel more Japanese than Italian IMO.

19,811 · July 20, 2017

You're in the wrong thread

Go fetch from lancaster

10,796 · July 20, 2017

So, as mentioned earlier in this thread, I have to bleed the clutch on my CBX 750.

I had a spare hour this evening so I popped down to the unit to do just that. And I took my c&s kit as well, thinking that I might have time to do that too.

Honda says 'no'.

The clutch fluid reservoir cover is held in place with two tiny screws. One of them came out nicely but the other was a RIGHT BASTARD... despite me using the correct screwdriver & leaning heavily on it before trying to turn it, the swine rounded off. I spent 40 minutes working on it with a hammer & centrepunch, now I'm left with a mangled mess that's showing no sign of loosening. The last option before drilling it out is to try welding a penny washer over the remains of the screw head & hoping that the heat is enough to release it without ruining the cover or any of the internals.

Not chuffed.

12,821 · July 21, 2017

The clutch fluid reservoir cover is held in place with two tiny screws. One of them came out nicely but the other was a RIGHT BASTARD... despite me using the correct screwdriver & leaning heavily on it before trying to turn it, the swine rounded off. I spent 40 minutes working on it with a hammer & centrepunch, now I'm left with a mangled mess that's showing no sign of loosening. The last option before drilling it out is to try welding a penny washer over the remains of the screw head & hoping that the heat is enough to release it without ruining the cover or any of the internals..

I've had this with several Honda brake fluid reservoir cover screws over the years, I swear they are made out of cheese. I've always managed to get round the problem by drilling enough of the heads off to allow the cover to be removed, then you're left with enough of the screw sticking out to wind the bastard out with a small pair of pliers.

8,916 · July 21, 2017

Good old corroded-in JIS screws.

10,796 · July 21, 2017

Yep, some Jap OEM fasteners are total bastards.

I'll try welding on a washer first, I don't have a spare screw & hope to be able to re-profile the stuck screw with a slot if/when I get the bastard out. I can't even find a non-OEM supplier for the screws, which means a replacement is probably £shitloads from Honda & will take eight years to arrive from Japan.

12,821 · July 21, 2017

A bit more moped bothering...

That's a bit rank, isn't it? New fluid and pads have improved the front stopper immeasurably.

Stripping and cleaning the indicator switch got it working again, so time to get the bodywork back on. Bit of Mer first, though eh?

Then out with the tins of fasteners and plastic bodywork clips and try to get it all back together so it doesn't rattle (too much):

I've got the Fusion to service for a trip to Wales next weekend, so that'll do for today!

July 21, 2017

Yep, some Jap OEM fasteners are total bastards.

I'll try welding on a washer first, I don't have a spare screw & hope to be able to re-profile the stuck screw with a slot if/when I get the bastard out. I can't even find a non-OEM supplier for the screws, which means a replacement is probably £shitloads from Honda & will take eight years to arrive from Japan.

I just go down the local fasteners place & get allen headed machine screws with the same thread.

8,916 · July 21, 2017

I can't even find a non-OEM supplier for the screws, which means a replacement is probably £shitloads from Honda & will take eight years to arrive from Japan.

Is it not just a countersunk M4 x 12mm? https://www.cmsnl.com/products/screw-flat-4x12_93600040120g/

Hex socket A2: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181276846436

Torx socket A2: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222414749205

Hex socket 10.9 black: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251302654486

10,796 · July 21, 2017

Is it not just a countersunk M4 x 12mm? https://www.cmsnl.com/products/screw-flat-4x12_93600040120g/

Hex socket A2: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181276846436
Torx socket A2: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222414749205
Hex socket 10.9 black: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251302654486

ACE. Thanks for that.

1,153 · July 21, 2017

So having had my first day of training for my full license, it turns out that riding a bike with more BHP than my car is rather fun. I really don't know why everyone doesn't ride a motorbike.

For the record, it is a 15 plate CB650 that I'm doing my training on. I loved not having to worry about what gear I was in as it would pull smoothly enough from 30 in 6th, less keen on having less room on it than my TDR, I thought all big bikes should be big enough for adults!

Really, enjoyed today but the next two days (over the next couple of weeks) are training plus test so won't be as relaxed. There isn't anything I can't do for the mod 1 exam but there are so many silly small things you can fail it on it feels like it can be a bit of a lottery.

July 22, 2017

Have fun. The first big bike I rode on training was a CB500, pinning the throttle down a sliproad like I always did on my 125 gave me a huge grin.

I now ride a bike bigger than a lot of mate's cars

5,535 · July 22, 2017

I own, and have owned, quite a few V-twins, but never a Ducati. And now I have a hankering for one, specifically a mid nineties, carb fed 900SS. Not the fastest or prettiest Ducati, but something about them that's got under my skin. It will be just a bike to ride on a sunny Sunday - I've other bikes that I use to commute and tour on.

I am well prepared to accept if I do buy one it will need a fair bit of care and maintenance, and may not be the most reliable bike I'll own. Is this the two wheeled equivalent af a Maserati I ask myself.

12,364 · July 22, 2017

If you keep on top of the maintenance then they can be pretty reliable, when I was in the bike shop one of the mechanics used his every day through the year - apart from in the snow.

I still kick myself for not buying it when he part exchanged it for a big scooter.

10,796 · July 22, 2017

Jerzy Woking, on 22 Jul 2017 - 11:08 AM, said:
I own, and have owned, quite a few V-twins, but never a Ducati. And now I have a hankering for one, specifically a mid nineties, carb fed 900SS. Not the fastest or prettiest Ducati, but something about them that's got under my skin. It will be just a bike to ride on a sunny Sunday - I've other bikes that I use to commute and tour on.

I am well prepared to accept if I do buy one it will need a fair bit of care and maintenance, and may not be the most reliable bike I'll own. Is this the two wheeled equivalent af a Maserati I ask myself.

I rode a mate's 900SS back in the late 1990s. It was fast without feeling fast, it did surprise me when I looked down at the speedo & realised I was doing 40 mph more than I thought I was.

That being said, I found that it lacked the oomph of a Jap multi and didn't justify the price tag.

(It doesn't have enough bodywork to be the 2-wheeled equivalent of a Maserati, although the electrics might have a go I suppose.)

Other news: I've sorted out the clutch on my CBX. I ended up drilling out the borked master cylinder screw in the end, and managed not to damage the master cylinder cover. Which was nice.

The clutch fluid was dark grey, with bits floating in it. Normal service has been resumed with fresh fluid, and a cut-down switch cluster screw from my old 650 Katana as a replacement MS cover screw.

Tomorrow's mission is to replace the chain & sockets.

7,752 · July 22, 2017

I own, and have owned, quite a few V-twins, but never a Ducati. And now I have a hankering for one, specifically a mid nineties, carb fed 900SS. Not the fastest or prettiest Ducati, but something about them that's got under my skin. It will be just a bike to ride on a sunny Sunday - I've other bikes that I use to commute and tour on.

I am well prepared to accept if I do buy one it will need a fair bit of care and maintenance, and may not be the most reliable bike I'll own. Is this the two wheeled equivalent af a Maserati I ask myself.

They are lovely but not for everyone, a mix bliss and utter frustration. If you get a good one then the time spent keeping it running and in tune is worth it just to ride it. I ended up with one of their early 125cc OHC singles, an absolute jewel of a quality engineered bike with no spares back up, no workshop manual but I had a retired engineer as a father.

July 22, 2017

Tomorrow's mission is to replace the chain & sockets.

I expect you know, but undo the front sprocket BEFORE you cut the chain off.

I fixed the clutch on my 14 today, stripped the slave cylinder again & found a bit of rust had flaked off the cover (that I'd wire brushed last time) & got stuck in the seal.

12,364 · July 22, 2017

Cut the chain? A splitter isn't expensive and you can use some of them to do the rivet link with.

I have a feeling the front sprocket fixing on the CBs might be a retainer held on with 2 m6 bolts

19,811 · July 22, 2017

Strangford lough at omg early this morning

Old falling down tower in meath

July 22, 2017

Cut the chain? A splitter isn't expensive and you can use some of them to do the rivet link with.

I have a feeling the front sprocket fixing on the CBs might be a retainer held on with 2 m6 bolts

I've always joined chains with two hammers & removed them with an angle grinder.

Either way, using the back brake & maybe jamming the rear wheel is the best way to get a front sprocket nut off.

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